The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 258 (Patreon)

Chapter 258

Ling Chunann didn't respond to 098's question, or rather, he didn't have the time or energy to do so.

The moment he was about to activate the jade talisman, Ling Chunann suddenly had a thought: what would happen if he could assimilate the spiritual energy invading his body as his own?

Without further ado, despite the impulsiveness and risks involved, Ling Chunann decided to give it a try. After all, he felt he would regret not doing so, especially since he wasn't sure how long the teleportation array's cycle lasted. What if he ran out of jade talismans later? That certainly wasn't a situation Ling Chunann wished to face.

As the spiritual energy surged into him wildly, Ling Chunann didn't pause. He quickly gathered, organized, assimilated, and merged them, and then poured them all into his Golden Core.

Under such circumstances, Ling Chunann naturally wouldn't suppress his cultivation level. With the influx of abundant spiritual energy, his Golden Core, which was already at its limit, cracked, and a miniature version of Ling Chunann appeared within his dantian, achieving the Nascent Soul stage!

Perhaps influenced by his soul, Ling Chunann's Nascent Soul looked exactly like him, including the earring that had disappeared before, which was now on his earlobe. The Water Spirit Pearl, which had previously coexisted with his Golden Core, had merged into the Nascent Soul.

Without delving into the principles behind this transformation, Ling Chunann began to break through to the next realm under the continuous flow of spiritual energy.

Fortunately, having encountered cultivation before and having traveled through several worlds, Ling Chunann's state of mind was already complete. Even ascending directly to immortality wouldn't pose a problem for him, especially with sufficient spiritual energy. This process was naturally a matter of course for him.

The only concern he had, that his meridians couldn't withstand such a massive influx of spiritual energy, was no longer an issue after merging with the Water Spirit Pearl.

Throughout this process, 098 was terrified. It clearly saw what Ling Chunann was doing and, from its perspective, definitely did not approve of Ling Chunann taking such a big risk.

Although forcibly advancing one's realm and naturally advancing didn't differ much in outcome, each forced advancement required enduring the agony of remolding the physical body. This wasn't about advancing through major realms but each and every realm, and within a major realm, there were four minor realms. Historical records in the cultivation world had countless examples of individuals who tried to forcefully break through but never succeeded more than once. Those who attempted to break this record ended up sacrificing their lives, including their souls.

And this was precisely what Ling Chunann was attempting.

Despite its anxieties, 098 did not interrupt Ling Chunann, deciding that no matter what, it must protect its host's soul.

The cultivation world is truly dangerous; it missed the ordinary worlds, 098 lamented with tears it wished it could shed.

However, the situation 098 envisioned didn't occur. From the early stage of Nascent Soul, to the middle, late, and finally perfect stage, and then to the Spirit Transformation!

098 was dumbfounded. In a short period of time, Ling Chunann had crossed four realms and seemed to have no intention of stopping. His body broke and reformed over and over, causing 098 pain just by watching, yet Ling Chunann didn't even frown.

Incredible.

At this moment, 098 realized that its host was the man who had once devoured it. Compared to that, this situation seemed minor.

Ling Chunann, of course, didn't have it as easy as he appeared. As he ascended through the realms, both the physical and soul pain escalated. Each remodeling was like a trial by fire, and he couldn't afford to lose consciousness. He had to stay awake at all times; otherwise, all his efforts would have been in vain.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Ling Chunann opened his eyes, clenched his hand, and a long sword appeared instantaneously. He raised his hand and slashed fiercely!

A crack suddenly appeared in the boundless space, and Ling Chunann didn't hesitate to jump in.

Ignoring his surroundings, Ling Chunann managed to crush a stealth talisman before losing consciousness.

098, about to remind Ling Chunann of an approaching person, took a deep breath, then resignedly exchanged energy points for an amplifier, boosting the stealth talisman's energy by a hundredfold before finally relaxing a bit.

Then, it couldn't help feeling fortunate that its host had fallen into water!

Standing by Ling Chunann's side, 098 felt somewhat proud. With its amplifier, even a great immortal would probably be unable to find him now.

Indeed, the moment they landed, 098 realized that they were no longer in the cultivation world but had entered the Immortal Realm, a place many spend their entire lives unable to reach.

And its host, who had only cultivated for a bit over a decade, was now at the level of an Earth Immortal.

Too impressive!

At that moment, a conversation from above the sea surface interrupted 098's thoughts, making it tense up instantly.

"Hey? The treasure clearly fell here, why has it disappeared?"

"Could the senior brother have miscalculated?"

"That's impossible. The treasure must be nearby. Maybe it fell into the water? Shall we go down and look for it?"

...

The hierarchy in the Immortal Realm is somewhat more complex than in the cultivation world, divided into Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heaven Immortal, Golden Immortal, True Immortal, Immortal Monarch, and Immortal Emperor, each realm consisting of nine levels. Advancing through these realms is even harder, with a greater gap between each realm.

Due to the suppression of different planes, a Human Immortal here is not much different from a common mortal in the cultivation world, except for having eternal life. In the Immortal Realm, they are at the lowest level. Without sufficient talent to join a sect, they might end up as the lowest laborers for their entire lives.

The rules of the Immortal Realm are even more ruthless than those of the lower realms.

At this moment, the group of people at the Earth Immortal level clearly belonged to sects. Although 098 was confident that even Golden Immortals couldn't discover Ling Chunann, it couldn't help feeling uneasy seeing the actual people arriving.

The group hovered above the sea for a while.

"Let's just give up. Since we haven't sensed the treasure nearby, let's look elsewhere," one voice suggested, rejecting the earlier proposal.

Another reluctant voice said, "It's a pity to give up now. Such a treasure appears only once in thousands of years in the Immortal Realm. It was not easy for us to locate it..."

"But this is the Sea of No Return..."

After a lengthy discussion, a calm male voice concluded, "Let it be, let it be. If we miss this opportunity, there will be others. It's better not to take risks lightly. Let's go back."

The voices faded, and 098 finally relaxed, but it soon became tense again. This place is the Sea of No Return in the Immortal Realm?!

At this moment, the entire Sword Spirit Sect was in uproar.

Two direct disciples had gone missing, and both were no ordinary individuals: one had the best aptitude among this generation of disciples, and the other was the only direct disciple of the First Elder.

Upon receiving Zhang Zhifeng's message, the Sect Leader immediately dispatched many people to search, but to no avail. He belatedly checked Ling Chunann and Yun Ze Han's life lamps only to find them extinguished, indicating their demise. Despite trying various methods, he couldn't see how they had perished.

Just as the Sect Leader was heartbrokenly announcing the demise of the two direct disciples, everyone in the Sword Spirit Sect was shocked to find that Elder Yun Su, whose realm was supposed to be at the mid-stage or at most the perfect stage of Tribulation Transcendence, had ascended.

"Host, host?"

Ling Chunann woke to the soft calls of 098. By then, the energy within his body had been completely organized, and his level had reached the second level of Heaven Immortal. Previously, in that strange teleportation array, he thought reaching the ascension level would allow him to escape, but there was no response until he broke through the nine levels of Human Immortal and entered Earth Immortal. Only then did he begin to see a way out, and it was not until he reached the eighth level of Earth Immortal that he finally found an exit.

Moreover... that was not a mere teleportation array, but a cultivation array!

This array was extremely malicious, rapidly elevating an immortal's level in a short period of time, and once they reached the Heaven Immortal level, it would absorb their immortal body and soul to strengthen itself.

Fortunately, Ling Chunann escaped in time, or he might not have had the chance to return to the mission space.

Thinking this, Ling Chunann became even more cautious about this world.

"098, how much is the counterattack value now?"

098, initially excited to see Ling Chunann awake, was taken aback by the question. Feeling ashamed of its diligence, it replied, "Back to the host, it's already at 50%."

Arriving in the Immortal Realm, the task of surviving was naturally completed. Next was heading to the unknown Spirit Realm.

"Right, what were you calling me for?" Ling Chunann asked.

"Ah, it's nothing..." 098 felt a bit embarrassed. It couldn't say it was because the amplifier with a hundred-year warranty was about to expire and it was hesitating whether to buy a new one, thus testing if the host was awake. That would make it seem

too stingy.

"It's okay, I don't think you're stingy," Ling Chunann said with a smile, "Thank you, 098."

"You're welcome, it's all my duty!" 098 felt that its hundred years of waiting wasn't in vain, and its investment had paid off, feeling very pleased.

"Where are we?" Ling Chunann opened his eyes, didn't move rashly, and first observed his surroundings. He was in a body of water, seemingly not far from the surface, yet there were no fish, shrimp, or aquatic plants around, making it exceptionally clean.

098 suddenly realized the seriousness of their situation, "Host, this is the Sea of No Return."

In the Immortal Realm, everyone knows of two places: the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and the Sea of No Return, both considered forbidden zones.

Yet strangely, Ling Chunann had been there for a hundred years without any incident, leading 098 to doubt the rumors.

As 098 pondered this, the originally clear seawater around them began to change.

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